cost-cutting; cost reduction
preference; priority; precedence
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to repeat; to do something over again
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
voluntary resignation; retiring for personal reasons
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to have an eye on; to zero in on
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
suggestion; hint; implication
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
maternity leave; paternity leave
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
paid vacation; paid holiday
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
going to the hospital for regular treatment
in spite of; regardless of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
mental; spiritual; emotional
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one's post; place of work; workplace
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
cut; reduction; curtailment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky